Sherrod Martin has outstanding measureables as he is 6’0″, 197 pounds and he runs a 4.4 40. Martin is not the best tackler in the world but he should be good enough to get by. Martin played in 46 games (37 starts) in 4 years at Troy making 292 tackles, breaking up 23 passes, he had 9 interceptions (73 yards), forced 9 fumbles and he recovered 3 fumbles. This was a good pick for the Panthers as Martin should earn a lot of playing time as a rookie.

The Panthers had Everette Brown graded as a first round pick and that’s what convinced them to trade a first round pick in 2010 to get him.  Brown is 6’4″, 250 pounds and he runs a 4.65 40.  Brown is so fast off the ball that he spends a lot of time in the opposing backfield and that’s what the Panthers are banking on.  Brown played in 39 games (25 starts) in three years at Florida State and he made 100 tackles, had 46.5 tackles for a loss, had 23 sacks, batted down 5 balls, forced 5 fumbles and he recovered 1 fumble.  Look for Brown to line up opposite Julius Peppers (assuming he’s still on the team) and getting into opposing backfields often as a rookie.